Some interesting doublespeak comes out of Tokyo Games Show, as reported by Polygon. Platinum Games' executive director Atsushi Inaba affirmed that Bayonetta 2 wouldn't exist without Nintendo publishing it. Most folks already saw it that way, but he put it on the record with Polygon, so there you go.

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But then, "We are not viewing this as a change of platform," Inaba told Polygon. "We were looking for a partner to create Bayonetta 2, and Nintendo was a strong, cooperative partner that was willing to create and grow Bayonetta 2 together."

So then, what, Bayonetta 2 added the Wii U and lost the PS3 and 360 as platforms? OK.